Comparison

Push Off vs Backgammon AI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Push Off

Compete against others to tap your phone screen the fastest when a notification arrives. Win rounds to advance and potentially earn rewards. Test your reflexes and phone addiction.

Highlights
  • Real-time notification challenges
  • One-on-one player duels
  • Progressive round system
  • Potential in-game rewards
  • Reflex-based gameplay
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Push Off is a competition to hit notifications faster than anyone else. Every round, you'll be paired with another player. At a random time throughout the day, you'll both get a notification at the same time. Hit yours first to win! Every time you win a round, you move onto the next one. If you win the final one, there might be something in it for you... Let's see how addicted to your phone you really are.

About

Backgammon AI

Experience a classic board game with a smart AI opponent across four difficulty levels. Enjoy online multiplayer, customizable themes, and helpful move previews. Play for free with no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Four AI difficulty levels
  • Online multiplayer via Game Center
  • Pass-and-play mode
  • Full doubling cube support
  • Three visual themes
  • Move previews and animations
  • Available in 14 languages
Features
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Play backgammon against a smart AI opponent — free, with no ads and no subscriptions. Backgammon AI brings the world's oldest board game to your iPhone and iPad with three AI difficulty levels, online multiplayer, and pass-and-play. Learn the game on Easy, then climb all the way to a near-expert neural-net opponent. Smart AI Opponents • Easy and Medium — free, perfect for learning and casual play • Expert — a one-time unlock; a neural-net engine that plays near-expert backgammon and knows when to double Play Online Challenge players worldwide with Game Center multiplayer. Find opponents automatically or invite friends, with push notifications when it's your turn. Full doubling cube support. Three Visual Themes • E-Ink — clean black & white, perfect for focus • Classic — the original board aesthetic • Dark Walnut — rich wood tones, 3D checkers, and emerald felt Move Previews & Animations See where your checkers can go before you commit. Movable checkers are highlighted, arrows show legal destinations, and dice tumble with a satisfying bounce. Doubling Cube Full doubling cube support in every mode — offer doubles, accept or decline, just like tournament play. Available in 14 languages. Designed for iPhone and iPad with portrait menus and landscape gameplay. Free to play — unlock the Expert AI once, forever.

Screenshots

Push Off4 screens
Backgammon AI3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Push Off at 5.0 against Backgammon AI's 4.1. Push Off also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). Backgammon AI's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Push Off holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backgammon AI has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Push Off versus Backgammon AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush OffBackgammon AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.1 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings115 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin GuoAsa Ivry Block

Customer experience

Push Off

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Backgammon AI

All ratings15 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Push Off

No in-app purchases

None

Backgammon AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Push Off free?
Push Off is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Backgammon AI free?
Backgammon AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Push Off or Backgammon AI?
Push Off is rated higher. Push Off averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Backgammon AI averages 4.1 from 15 ratings.
Do Push Off or Backgammon AI have ads?
Neither Push Off nor Backgammon AI shows ads.

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